Every summer, many residents find themselves living with extreme heat and humidity within their rental units, especially as climate change has continued to make this a more frequent issue. I have been pushing to amend our bylaws to better protect tenants, especially vulnerable residents who may be older or with mobility challenges that do not permit them to easily move to a cooler building for heat relief. Last December, Council took the next steps to introduce a maximum temperature by-law, as well as to require many landlords to implement measures such as cooling rooms to protect their tenants.
The City is doing a survey of the Church Street Pedestrianization Project that my office and the Church-Wellesley Village BIA is operating on Church Street between Wellesley Street East and Alexander Street until August 21. Your feedback will help inform the City's response to future street closures here and across the City. If your a resident who has been to Church Street, take the survey! And if you haven't yet been, come see what you're missing then take the survey! The survey closes September 7, 2026.
